Sex in the Koi Pond

Ha ha, did you like the title of this post?? Love is in the water today! It’s been raining buckets in Minnesota and the koi pond has gained a few gallons of rain water. Koi tend to spawn whenever there is a water shift and in early summer. So it seems apropos that on the first day of summer (which also means almost 17 hours of daylight today), our koi seem to be exhibiting spawning activity. One koi is chased to the pond walls and through the plants … and then it turns into a buffet for everyone. It’s a good system since most of the koi fry will be unattractive mutts.

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I grew up in Southern California and graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1982. I was commissioned a military intelligence officer and served with XVIII ABN Corps (Fort Bragg, NC), 82d ABN Div (Fort Bragg, NC) and 42d FA Bde (Germany). I hold a master's degree in early childhood special education and an administrative endorsement in educational supervision.

I moved to Minnesota in 2010 and married a man who happens to enjoy digging holes and constructing waterfalls. I envision that every spring and summer will be spent puttering around a koi pond. Aside from koi, I enjoy starting random hobbies (trapeze lessons, pottery, sumi-e), gardening, reading a good book, drinking tea and a thousand other things that won't fit into this text box.

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